Chapter 1070: Scandal and the Sovereign’s Elements

  Chapter 1049 – Scandal and the Sovereign Element

The royal son becoming the governor of the colony should have been big news, but unfortunately, the recent hotspot was just a bit fierce, and it directly overshadowed the news.

On May 18, 1896, Nicholas II held a grand parade in Heden Square outside of Moscow. It was customary for the Tsar to give out gifts to the crowd.

It was supposed to be a celebration of fun with the people, but Nicholas II was very badly outmaneuvered. I don’t know who got wind of it, but the festivities became known throughout the country before they even began.

People from all over the country flocked to Horten Square. In less than nine square kilometers, more than half a million people gathered.

What’s worse is that the ground in the square was not hardened and remained uneven, with many potholes and ditches, and the bureaucrats in charge of organizing the festival did not take any safety measures.

The event had just begun and the scene was a mess. Driven by those who wanted to, the people at the back kept crowding forward, resulting in a thousand deaths and ten thousand injuries on the spot.

A celebration was played hard and fast into a disaster of epic proportions.

The tragedy was compounded by the fact that the bureaucrats underreported the damage, and Nicholas II, who was kept in the dark, did not take any contingency measures, and continued to hold the celebration banquet that night.

When the news spread, the fire of European public opinion was focused on Nicholas II, “brutal”, “barbaric”, “tyrant”… …all the accusations were leveled at Nicholas II.

By the time Nicholas reacted, the dust had settled. The official in charge of planning the festivities had committed suicide, and the people involved were nowhere to be found.

The clues were broken, the culprits were not found, and only a few unknowing pawns were caught. Nicholas II had no choice but to take the blame.

Even after the incident, but the bad influence has already been created. Want to eliminate the impact, it is not so simple thing.

Nicholas II was honored to become the first “tyrant” of the European world, the media were busy reporting the “Hoden disaster”, the public’s attention was attracted to the past.

The media were busy reporting on the “Horten disaster”, and the public’s attention was drawn to it. Small news like a royal son becoming governor was of no interest to the general public, except for the politicians who paid attention to it.

Franz was not the least bit dissatisfied with the fact that he was robbed of his popularity, and that all the plans he had prepared beforehand had not been utilized.

In a sense, all the monarchs in Europe should give Nicholas II a medal.

No comparison, no harm. With the Tsar’s counter-example in place, the European populace suddenly realized that their own monarch was really, really good.

Even Spain, where the situation was in turmoil, saw an improvement in its domestic situation. In just one night, the Spanish people realized that putting a baby doll on the king’s throne is actually not bad.

At least it’s less destructive, and at most a few milk bottles will be thrown. Although Spain is not rich, but this little money can still afford.

While the joke watchers watched the jokes and the melon eaters ate the melon, the European populace was happy, and Nicholas II was on the verge of a rampage.

In order to give the public an explanation, the prime minister has resigned. But this is not enough, the mastermind has not been caught, things will not end.

“Waste!”

“All of them are losers!”

“One by one the usual ……”

……

In the face of the Tsar’s angry scolding, the crowd lowered their heads. There was no way around it, Nicholas II was indeed right in scolding.

In front of everyone’s eyes, such a big scandal happened, actually do not even know who did it, is not “waste” what?
Of course, the ministers are waste, was played in the palm of the tsar, obviously not any better.

Whether or not it was calculated, “incompetent” hat, Nicholas II is not removed.

It can be said that in the years to come, if he does not do something great to prove his ability, then history will not be able to conclude that: “incompetent tsar”.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Sergei Witte, who had just been appointed as the prime minister, persuaded him with a stiff upper hand: “Your Majesty, the matter has now come to a head. It is imperative that the aftermath be done as soon as possible.

Compassion alone is not enough, we have to take more measures. Restore your reputation as soon as possible, lest the ambitious take advantage of it.”

Nicholas II’s reputation had hit rock bottom since the “Hoden Disaster”. Had it not been for the good work of the previous tsars, who had left a rich legacy, the foundation of the tsarist government would have been shaken by now.

But it was also because of the excellent work of his predecessors that Nicholas II was compared to the tragedy.

The great-grandfather, Nicholas I, although he had nothing to offer in terms of internal affairs, could not help but fight. He defeated the British and French Ottoman coalition forces, recaptured the Orthodox shrine of Constantinople, and realized the centuries-old dream of the Russians.

For this achievement alone, Nicholas I was the greatest Tsar of the Russian Empire. Nowadays, when the Russian people call Nicholas I, it is Nicholas the Great.

The grandfather, Alexander II, was equally formidable. Although at the beginning of the succession ushered in a great defeat, but people lie down, inspiring, and later even the capital back to revenge.

Alexander II’s military achievements were not complete, but his political achievements were outstanding! He accomplished the reform of serfdom and pulled the declining Russian Empire back from the edge of the cliff.

By the time of his father, Alexander III, it was finally much more normal, no longer like the previous two open, completely unable to catch up.

Political performance can only be regarded as moderate, did not make any big contribution, and did not cause any trouble, generally maintained the stable development of the country.

Military performance is barely considered excellent, and Austria joined forces to destroy the Ottoman Empire, bullying the Central Asian natives, and the British did a battle but unfortunately did not complete all the work.

All in all, a good Tsar of the Russian Empire. Definitely not low in the historical rating of the Russian Empire.

In contrast, Nicholas II was a tragedy. Since his succession to the throne did not do anything great, a black pot first fell from the sky, directly smashed him into two eyes dizzy.

Now there is no need to think about anything, before restoring his personal reputation, Nicholas II can not do anything.

Nicholas II asked: “How to restore? We’ve already explained to diplomacy and told the people that it was an enemy plot, isn’t that enough?”

There was no way around it, anger burned a person’s intellect and from time to time made them act irrationally.

Nicholas II, who had not slowed down from his anger, thought to ask, and the language did not go through his head at all.

Sergei Witte frowned and helplessly explained, “Your Majesty, the people lack sufficient discernment. The enemy hiding in the shadows, having hatched such a large plot, will certainly not rest in peace.

If we don’t do a good job on this, we will be taken advantage of by the enemy. Explaining is obviously not enough, you also need to show a pro-people side and prove ……”

It was obvious that Sergei Vetter was also really bitter in his heart right now.

If the enemy didn’t give up, taking the opportunity to come out and make things happen would be a good thing instead. The Tsarist government had already acted, and as long as the enemy moved it would leave traces.

I am afraid that the enemy will fall silent and continue to hide in the dark corners waiting for a new opportunity. So that they can not be investigated, that would be a big trouble.

……

Nicholas II was in a headache to restore his reputation, and the monarchs of Europe were likewise emboldened.

If Nicholas II hadn’t stepped on the thunder first, and a similar scene had happened to himself, the consequences would have been simply unimaginable.

In the Vienna Palace, Franz was also secretly grateful. Fortunately, he is low-profile enough, did not go to messy celebrations, or at the beginning of the succession was given by the enemy to such a wave, not dead also have to take off layers of skin ah!

Of course, only at the beginning of the succession. By now, the image of Franz’s greatness has been deeply rooted in people’s hearts. Even if some dirty water was thrown up, no one would believe it.

What’s more, there is no room for a similar scene to happen in Shenla. The Vienna government every time to do celebration, armed police and army are full of streets, want to do things in the wind, I guess before they have time to take action people went in first.

After all, Shen Luo had been cultivating the public’s sense of order since the beginning of compulsory education.

Can not guarantee that will not happen crowded trampling events, but in the military police to maintain order, that is absolutely will not happen.

Everyone complied with order, and individuals who did not comply with order would be very visible, and would easily be caught out.

My day three times to save my own body, no matter how to say the lesson experience or to learn.

Vienna Palace, Franz while tapping his hand on the eunuch chair, while looking at Frederick asked, “What do you think about what happened to Nicholas II this time?”

One had to admit that time passed just as fast. In the blink of an eye, the Russian Empire had changed three tsars, and Nicholas II was already the fourth.

It really wasn’t that Franz could make it through, in fact the first three Tsars of the Russian Empire were all older than Franz, and often had accidents, so it was normal to see God earlier.

It is important to realize that tsarism is also a high-risk occupation. As far as Franz knew, neither Nicholas I, nor Alexander II, nor Alexander III had been assassinated.

The average number of assassinations suffered by each of these tsars exceeded three figures. Those whose minds were not strong simply could not do it.

I do not know whether the tsar family was cursed, anyway, from Nicholas I to the present, every tsar has been in the assassination of the color, like Alexander II like the unlucky, but also directly in the assassination to see God.

After a little thought, Frederick slowly said: “Being counted so badly, actually do not even know who the enemy is.

It seems that the tsarist government is really rotten, once the unrivaled Russian Empire has ceased to exist, is now like an old man, the body is decaying day by day.

If nothing goes wrong, we won’t need to worry about the Eastern Front for a long time to come.”

In addition to a strong sense of contempt in his tone, there was also a hint of joy, obviously in Frederick’s opinion, the decline of the Russian Empire was a good thing.

Franz smiled slightly and did not make a direct comment, “It’s normal that the Tsarist government can’t find out, it’s estimated that the people behind the scenes don’t even know that things will get so big.

From the information on the surface, initially these people released the news, just wanting to create chaos and stir up this celebration to give Nicholas II a head start.

No one expected a mass stampede to occur at the scene. Things were out of control, so of course they had to try desperately to hide it at this time.

It’s possible that the culprit behind the scene is among the top echelons of the Tsarist government. Letting them check themselves out on their own would naturally be fruitless.

If Nicholas II was decisive enough to go straight for a total purge of Moscow’s bureaucrats, nobles, and capitalists, there would surely be unexpected gains.

Everyone else could be kept in the dark, but it could never be hidden from these groundlings. Without the cooperation of these guys, it wouldn’t be an easy task to gather half a million people to the site.

If the position were changed and you were Nicholas II, what would you do now?”

After a moment of silence, Frederick replied fiercely, “Use this as an excuse to mobilize troops into the Moscow area, picking out the restless guys to make an example of them, shocking people’s hearts and building up their prestige.

If it goes well, use it as an entry point to tear open a doorway for reform and continue to push forward the social reforms that Alexander II failed to accomplish.”

The Great Purge, it doesn’t exist. It wasn’t a matter of vigor; the point was that Nicholas II, who had just inherited the Tsar’s throne, didn’t yet have that prestige.

It was not true that the army listened to the Tsar’s orders, but no one knew whether they would be discounted when it came to carrying them out.

Moscow was the second largest city in the Russian Empire after St. Petersburg, and the local powerhouses in the Tsar’s government also had great influence.

There is no problem in selecting a few active ones to make an example of them, but it is simply not possible to do a full-scale purge.

As a tsar, you can have nothing, but you can’t lose your prestige. Can not get everyone’s respect, then let everyone fear.

Compared to the authority of the monarch, tracking down the mastermind is less important. Because it’s the same whether to investigate or not, politics never needs evidence, just suspicion is enough.

Anyone who is an enemy of the Tsar’s government, anyone who is not in agreement with the Tsar, can be a suspect, and then slowly settle the score.

Even if the wrong object, it does not matter, anyway, the suppression of their own enemies, there is no such thing as a mistake.

(End of chapter)